I WONDER:

A Journey of Discovery

by Don Shearer

I WONDER is a fun read, provides activity extensions for lesson plans focusing on the Monarch lifecycle and migration, and may be incorporated into reading, writing, technology, art, and social studies instruction.

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Assemble and bind your own book, put on a play using the pages of the story for a script, translate the story into another language, make up words to a song.

See links to lesson plans at the bottom of this page.

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Hear the song "SISTER MARIPOSA" by Don Shearer.

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Lesson Plans and Learning Activities:

Use I WONDER in extension activities for lesson plans.

Symbolic Monarch Migration by Iowa State University, Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium
This program provides a unique opportunity to learn about the monarchs’ yearly migration, explore different cultures, and build international connections, all while strengthening reading and writing skills.

Monarchs And More Curriculum by Monarch Joint Venture
The fifth edition of the Monarchs and More curriculum is designed to be an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based supplement to classroom science instruction. The curriculum is laid out as four projects that immerse students in the biology and ecology of monarchs and other pollinators.

Milkweed in the Classroom By University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Milkweed in the Classroom provides a collection of resources designed to help students investigate the monarch butterfly migration as a locally relevant phenomenon.

The Flight of the Monarchs, by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, The Center for Pollinator Research
Students will learn about the Monarch butterfly's great winter migration to central Mexico.